I was born in August of 1975 (dating myself). The Vietnam war had just ended but life wasn't even remotely back to normal, for anyone involved. I was the first baby, the greatly anticipated baby, and apparently Ma was a bit overprotective. I was the only kid I knew growing up who had a small pox ...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Rogue by Lee W. Brainard
I have to do this backward. I LOVED this book. This book is definitely Top 10 for me this year. Yes I know it's only a 4 star rating which seems a bit backward but... Here's the total truth. There is two reasons for the rating I gave it, yet a million reasons for why it's a Top 10. The truth ...
BOOK REVIEW: 365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Let's talk for a minute. I was sorta excited when I was notified that Barbour Publishing reached out to me via NetGalley to review this book. At the time I didn't even give a moments thought to reading an illustrated children's book via my Kindle app. Until... Goobie broke the tablet. Without a ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Character Builder’s Bible by Agnes and Salem de Bezenac
Before we even talk about the stories in the book, those illustrations! Oh my grits and gravy they are precious and engaging and amazing and I fell in love with this book through the illustrations. The rest of it all helped as well but good gravy yes. I feel like the quality of the art invites ...
BOOK REVIEW: Pockets of Joy by Roxane Battle
Picture it, Sicily 1922 ... I so frequently think that as I sit down to write a review of a memoir or biography. It's not Sicily, it's the Twin Cities. It's not 1922 however it is 19-something. A woman with a goal, ambition and a family that finds itself shrinking in ways that the woman never ...